Do tomatoes and basil say summer to you? Do you love pesto and savory pies and melted mozzarella cheese? Then you'll want to celebrate the bounty of summer with this Savory Tomato and Basil Pesto Pie.

This is one of my most popular recipes, and men seem to especially like it. My friend Susan in Vermont once said to me, "I'm making your tomato pesto pie for dinner tonight. I made it last week, and my husband fell in love with me all over again." You'll find more rave reviews below.

When my pal Finny, who has been known to live by the motto All pie, all the time, first tried this recipe back in 2006, she added a layer of insurance for her meat loving husband—cooked and crumbled Italian sausage. How brilliant is that?

If you're scared of pastry crust, you're going to love this recipe. The biscuit dough is practically foolproof, and the pie itself is easy to make but looks impressive and tastes delicious.

Don't believe me? Below is a sampling of rave reviews from the comments section. Thanks so much to all of you who take the time to come back and report on my recipes. And thanks for pinning them on Pinterest too!

Read the Savory Tomato Pesto Pie reviews below. . .

—Absolutely DELISH!!! Pretty easy to construct and oh so worth it! I made it for my family over Labor Day weekend and everyone loved it!

—I made it for dinner tonight and it is right up there with one of the best things to emerge from my oven - ever!! Thank you!

—I made this outstandingly delicious tomato pie last night for dinner, and my boyfriend told me I had to email you to say thank you for the recipe. He couldn't stop saying how delicious it was. I think he had some cold for breakfast this morning. I caught a suspicious whiff of pesto on his breath when he kissed me goodbye.

—We've just finished eating that splendid meal. You would have been delighted to hear my man's ravings with each bite he took. Not only is this tasty beyond reason, it's also open to many variations; the dough is simply perfect and can accomodate any wild inspirations.

—I made the pie last night. Having never made pie crust, I can vouch that the crust is easy to make and is sublime. Turned out light, flaky, and delicious. We ate it again for lunch this afternoon. It was splendid.

—I made this last night and my fiance and I loved it. This one was a great confidence-booster, because the crust was truly easy, and it was just so satisfying and cheesy and good.

—I made this over the weekend to take for lunches this week. All I can say is YUM!!! It tastes great cold and warmed in the microwave. I have never made pie crusts before and this turned out great...even passed the mom's test.

—I finally made this over the weekend. Truly delicious - there was brawling in the kitchen for the leftovers.

—Ohmygoodness this is amazing! It came together fast and gorgeous as promised, and was more filling than expected. My two big carnivorous guy friends loved it and were full after one piece!

—I loved this recipe. It was magical. I didn't have the plum tomatoes, but I just seeded and drained the ones that had grown last week, and it was delightful.

—I’ve never made a pie in my life (or biscuits) but your explanation made me try it. I had no pesto, but had two bunches of cilantro so I found several kinds online and combined them all into one. It had cilantro, lime juice, garlic, cayenne, olive oil, and I added toasted almonds, and parmesan. All I had for cheese was some sharp cheddar, and some parmesan.

I found the crust very easy to make and had no problems (other than I can’t seem to make one round). Another change I made was to add some very crispy bacon in the layers. I came out delicious! By the way………my wife loved that I made the dinner and cleaned up the mess, so all she had to do was enjoy it.

And my favorite comment:
—Every time I make this, my guests usually end up making weird little happy humming sounds while they eat!

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